The number of reports on the cognitive neuroscience of aging has increased in recent years,
and most of these studies have found many similarities in the patterns of activity in young …

The present article reviews theories of memory and aging over the past 50 years.
Particularly notable is a progression from early single-mechanism perspectives to complex …

Research in the neuropsychology of aging is concerned with changes in behavior with age
that are related to corresponding changes in the nervous system. In recent years, this field of …

Over the past decade a number of reviewers have argued that the pattern of spared and
impaired cognitive functions observed in the cognitive aging literature can be understood …

Previous reviews of memory and aging, including those in prior volumes of The Handbook of
Aging and Cognition, have critically examined the welldocumented age-related declines in …

Cognitive aging is often described in the context of loss or decline. Emerging research
suggests that the story is more complex, with older adults showing both losses and gains in …

A hypothetical construct of “cognitive reserve” is widely used to explain how, in the face of
neurodegenerative changes that are similar in nature and extent, individuals vary …

There are substantial declines in behavioral measures of cognitive function with age,
including decreased function of executive processes and long-term memory. There is also …

During the course of normal aging, biological changes occur in the brain that are associated
with changes in cognitive ability. This review presents data from neuroimaging studies of …

Possible new breakthroughs in understanding the aging mind that can be used to benefit
older people are now emerging from research. This volume identifies the key scientific …